Patient-centered outcomes at hospital discharge in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in Kobe, Japan: A single-center retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Apart from saving the lives of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients on mechanical ventilation (MV), recovery from the sequelae of prolonged MV (PMV) is an emerging issue.c METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study among consecutive adult COVID-19 patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in Kobe, Japan, between March 3, 2020, and January 31, 2021, and received invasive MV. Clinical outcomes included in-hospital mortality and recovery from COVID-19 in survivors regarding organ dysfunction, respiratory symptoms, and functional status at discharge. We compared survivors' outcomes with MV durations of >14 days and ≤14 days.

Results

We included 85 patients with a median age of 69 years (interquartile range, 64-75 years); 76 (89%) patients had at least 1 co

SUBMITTER: Ito J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271455 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature